lewm
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I wish one could edit one's posts on Audiogon. I forgot to mention the 4th fact point I wanted to make with Mr. Dover: In my post of January 9, I actually withdrew the assertion that there is any relationship between the two cartridges, based on m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? This is a response to Dover's post, back up the thread a bit, posted on the 12th. First, I was not "assert"-ing anything; after my first post on the subject, I acknowledged that the relationship between the DL103 and the MD was "rumored" and that ... | |
| Shout out to Syntax - re: Delos Boys, is there really such a thing as a $35,000-tonearm? And is it made by Roksan (of all companies)? When I first read of it here, I went to the Roksan website. They do admit to a $3500-tonearm, but nowhere there do I see anything for $35,000. Or... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Yeah. The bass on mine was muffled as well. (I totally forgot about that issue.) Could be I had the version you are talking about. But when you say "we", do you mean to say you were a SOTA dealer or otherwise involved with SOTA? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Aaarghhh! My dear Nikola, I am quite fond of you but you refuse to get the point. You are taking, once again, my statement of a simple fact, which is identical to what Raul says, as an opinion. For the last time, I fully agree with Raul; the fact ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, You wrote, "IMHO,103 platform or not is not important." That is what I was trying to say, even when I was also saying that the DL103 is father to the MD. But that seemed to upset you, and certainly it upset Nikola. So it follows that th... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm I don't think "cogging" had anything to do with the wavering pitch of my old SS Sapphire. Possibly the mounting of the motor on the plinth whilst the bearing and platter were suspended did have something to do with it. I think that cogging, if ind... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Dear Dover, That was a nice post. But as regards your "old" Sota Star, I had a different experience with my old SOTA Star Sapphire Series III. I owned it from about 1990 to the late 1990s. This was the turntable that made me a believer in the pote... | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable Dear Spirit, We know. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? HEREThe origin of the MD cartridge is not a matter of opinion, mine or anyone else's. It is a matter of fact. I have cited a thread where the origin of the Magic Diamond cartridge is discussed and debated. Based on what I read, I am tending to dou... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Ridiculous. I give up. | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm I was trying to be supportive. I think the availability of the Timeline has created a furor that is completely out of proportion to its real significance. A case of too much information. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, Of course, no cartridge is "worth" $15K. It amazes me that any are sold at that price, but they are sold, in fact. Why was my post on the Magic Diamond so provocative to you and Nicola? I did not say it was a bad cartridge. I did not sa... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, There is complete logic in my post. Please read it again. To say that the Magic Diamond cost 10 times more than the Denon that spawned it is not to say that the buyers were stupid. Where is the word "stupid" in my post? The audio business... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm FWIW, I use a "Jeremy" bearing on my Lenco. Jeremy is in England and makes several different versions of replacement bearings for Lenco and possibly for Garrard. I have his "Superbearing" with an accessory clamp that attaches underneath the turnta... |